Composite embossed paneling and veneering.



No. 628,647. Patented July Il, |899.

' E. CAVENEGET.

COMPUS'ITE EMBOSSED PANELING (Application led Jan. 2B 1 AND VENEERING.

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EUGENE cAvENEeET, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AssieNoE, EY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, To THE coMrosiTE vENEEEINc coMrANY, or NEw JERSEY.

lCOMPOSITE EMBossEp PANELING AND VENEERING.

.SPECIFICATION `forming partof Letters Patent No. 628,647', dated July 11, 1899. v

Application flied January 2s, 1899. serial No. 703,755.

or more ply veneer and a sheeting of leather which covers the surface, the same being glued together and embossed, ashereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, I have illustrated my invention in four ligures each containing letters of reference toindicate corresponding parts, as follows:

Figure l represents a panel such as may be used in wainscoting on the side of a car, showing a face view with the center portion embossed in raised figures. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of the same through the center, showing the manner in which the veneer and leather conform to each other when embossed. Fig. 3 represents a face view showing four thicknesses of veneer with the grain running in diiferent directions. Fig. lrepresents a sectional view showing the lower sheet of wood increased in thickness to resist the shrinking of the leather and prevent warping.

Referring to Fig. 1, the face view represents the leather surface, and in Fig. 2 the top black line a represents the leather and the two lower sections c and e represent the wood veneer. The number of pieces of veneer necessary to produce the best results depends entirely upon the use to which it is to be applied, as well as the thickness of the leather. If a heavy leather surface is desired,where rich expensive work is being constructed, it is necessary to use three or more thicknesses of veneer, each with their grain running in as many different directions, as shown in Fig. 3; but where light work is desired, such as small chair-seats and very small paneling, only two thicknesses of veneer are required, each of (No specimens.)

In making the panel'it is best to use a cement that is impervious to dampness or water and one that will to some extent penetrate the pores of the wood as well as that of theleather;

For this reason, therefore, I have adopted the use of a casein cement-that is,a cement made from animal casein, lime, dre.

I would state that the leather has a tendency to shrink slightly in the direction of the grain of the adjacent piece of veneer, which would cause a slight warp with the grain of that piece, the leather being the concave side. Therefore to prevent this the lower piece of veneer, which has its grain runningin the opposite direction to the first piece, is made suiiciently thick to offset the action of the leather,

it being understood that the thick lower piece, having its upper side dampened by the cement, will have a tendency to warp in an opposite direction from that of the leather and first piece of veneer. Thus the panel is held quite flat by the two opposing forces.

To construct the panel, the cement is applied to the upper side of each successive piece of veneer. The requisite number of pieces of veneer are then laid one on top of the other,with their grain running in as many different directions as the number of pieces will permit. A sheet of leather is then placed on top of the veneers, it being understood that the upper surface of the veneer, to which the leather is applied, is coated with the glue. After the leather is placed upon the veneer I[he whole is then placed under the embossingpress and all embossed together under a very heavy p ressure. Thus the sheets of veneer are drawn and stretched to conform to the concavity or convexity of the embossing before the glue is set and without breaking or destroying the liber of the wood. In this way the pieces are positively secured together without the possibility of air-blisters between the parts. The panel thus formed is allowed to remain under pressure until the glue is thoroughly hardened, when it is released and piled away for use. Panels or sheeting of this construction can be bent in almost any form in the least disiiguring the surface, as the,

wood will always stretch or contract to accommodate the leather. y

I am aware that paper with wood-veneer .surface has been glued together and embossed, also that wood veneers have been embossed; but these must always be used on a flat surface, as the Wood Veneer will split or sliver if bent.

- My improved article of manufacture is in- .tended to take the place of leather Where it is used for chair (cobbler) seats and backs,

also paneling, wainscoting, dac., Where rich leather finish is desired.

I would also state that in the construction of my improved paneling the very cheapest and commonest kind of veneer can be used,

that kind, in fact, which could not be used for any other purpose, for the reason that the defects of the wood when embossed are covered up bylthe leatheroand nothing but the finished-leather surface is exposed to View.

Having thus described my invention,what

I claim, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

l. As an article of manufacture, composite panelingg,` constructed from two or more sheets' of veneers and a surface covering of leather glued together` and embossed with concavoconvexo congurations While the glue is still plastic so that the wood and leather all conform to each other, substantially as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, composite veneering or paneling constructed from two or more sheets of Wood veneers, the bottom sheet being thicker than its neighbor, and a surface sheet of leather resting upon the thinnest sheet of veneer, all glued together and the whole embossed irrconcavo-convexo con` igurations, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing specication Ivhave hereunto set my hand this 20th day of January, 1899.

EUGENE CAVENEGET.

In presence of- .W. L. MURRAY, o

EDMUND W. THRocKMoRToN. 

